Albion women's lacrosse unable to solve zone defense

View full sizeAlbion midfielder Alyssa Glenn is sandwiched between a pair of Augustana defenders.Lowell McGinnis

ALBION, Mich. – Allegheny's zone defense forced 28 turnovers
as its walked out of Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium with a 19-5 victory over Albion
in a non-league women's lacrosse contest.

The Allegheny
strategy was to force Albion to attempt long passes. The passes would be
difficult to complete on a regular day, but on a cloudy, 31-degree afternoon,
the Britons were not able to mount a consistent attack.

Alyssa
Glenn buried a free position shot as Albion took the early lead.

Alyssa
Rapelje and Kelsey Rodgers combined for five goals as Allegheny forged a 7-1
lead midway through the first half. The Gators went on to lead 11-3 at
halftime.

Ashley
Glenn finished the day with three goals for Albion, Alyssa Glenn produced the
other two. Goalkepper Victoria Della Pia collected 10 saves.